SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?28%Inadequate
See the breakdownHide the breakdown8 of 8 below good
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?38%Inadequate
See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 6 below good
Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?40%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 5 below good
Responding to people's immediate needsSignificant shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?32%Inadequate
See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
Care provision, integration and continuitySignificant shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Planning for the futureSignificant shortfalls
Providing InformationSignificant shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?29%Inadequate
See the breakdownHide the breakdown7 of 7 below good
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 0 good, 33 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Danesford Grange Care Home is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 1 other home in Shropshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Danesford Grange Care Home
Run by MGC Care Limited, Danesford Grange Care Home is a nursing home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire with 41 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC last rated the home in September 2026, giving it Inadequate overall. It was Inadequate for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Requires improvement. That is down from Good in January 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Shropshire, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 33 fell below good. The lowest was “responding to people's immediate needs” (significant shortfalls).
About 1.9 km away, Oldbury Grange Nursing Home is rated Good. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. 1 other home in Shropshire share its tier, “Inadequate”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2024. That is true of 91% of homes in Shropshire.
